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Sentinel-2: monitoring changing lands

Media invitation: Sentinel-2C pre-launch media briefings

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NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater
This image provided by NASA, shows a selfie of their Perseverance Mars rover, on July 23, 2024. The image is made up of 62 individual images that were stitched together. Credit: NASA via AP

NASA's Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars.

The six-wheeled rover has spent the last 3 1/2 years roaming around the bottom of a crater. On Tuesday, it began climbing to the top.

The rover will go up 1,000 feet (305 meters) to the rim of Jezero Crater to dig up rock samples. Since landing on the in 2021, Perseverance has collected 22 rock core samples from the floor of the crater, which was once filled with water.

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Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 28, 2024
SpaceX on Tuesday postponed once more its attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, had been set to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a four-hour window early Wednesday. Bu
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Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 27, 2024
SpaceX is poised for another attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is now set to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a four-hour window beginning on Wednesday at 3:38 am loca
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 12:49

Sentinel-2C in the Vega launch tower

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Sentinel-2C in the Vega launch tower Image: Sentinel-2C in the Vega launch tower
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 14:30

Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby: the movie

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On 19–20 August 2024, Juice successfully completed a world-first lunar-Earth flyby, with flight controllers guiding the spacecraft first past the Moon, then past Earth. The gravity of the two changed Juice’s speed and direction, sending it on a shortcut to Jupiter via Venus.

The closest approach to the Moon was at 23:15 CEST on 19 August, deflecting Juice towards a closest approach to Earth just over 24 hours later at 23:56 CEST on 20 August. In the hours before and after both close approaches, Juice’s two monitoring cameras captured photos, giving us a unique ‘Juice eye view’ of

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Falcon 9 rocket
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Billionaire Jared Isaacman could make history for all the right reasons during his Polaris Dawn mission when the hatch opens on a SpaceX Crew Dragon and he ventures out into the vacuum of space.

He's sold on its safety, especially the sheer amount of development time in the new extravehicular activity suits all four members of the crew will have to wear during what would be the first walk in history.

"I mean, an absolutely extensive amount of time has gone into it," he said during a press conference after arriving to KSC last week. "It is rightfully. Why would it be the riskiest part? Because you're throwing away all the safety of your vehicle, right? And it now comes down to your suit becomes your spaceship."

Isaacman and crewmates Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon are set to launch in the Crew Dragon Resilience atop a Falcon 9 rocket from KSC's Launch Pad 39-A early Tuesday, targeting liftoff at 3:38 a.m. Eastern time during a roughly four-hour window.

Poteet is a former Air Force pilot, while Gillis and Menon are SpaceX employees as the Polaris Program, which will feature up to three spaceflights including this one, is a partnership between Isaacman and Elon Musk's company to push the boundaries for commercial space.

Tuesday, 27 August 2024 07:00

Webb peeks into Perseus

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Paris, France (SPX) Aug 26, 2024
Starfish International, an organization committed to empowering girls in The Gambia, recently welcomed a second delegation from One Planet Group to experience firsthand the significant impact of their programs. Starfish International focuses on delivering quality education and mentorship to Gambian girls, helping them develop into confident, well-educated,
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) announced the addition of Kenneth (Ken) Possenriede to its Board of Directors. Mr. Possenriede, who brings with him extensive financial and industry experience, joins Rocket Lab after a distinguished 35-year tenure at Lockheed Martin Corporation, where he served in various financial leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer (CFO). "Ken's deep a
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